Cross-posted from Counterpunch “The earth is not dying, it is being killed, and those who are killing it have names and addresses.” — Utah Phillips In the summer of 2003, my friends and I launched a campaign called Dirty South Earth First! (DSEF!) that targeted the executives of financial holding… Continue reading
Our long time friends and allies in the climate justice struggle have finally found a place to call home in Whitesville, West Virginia! For that last five years RAMPS has been a central part of organizing to end Mountaintop Removal, bringing drinking water to families whose water had been poisoned,… Continue reading
On December 21st individuals shut of the flow of oil on Enbridge’s line 9 pipeline. At 7:30 in the morning, individuals used the manual hand wheel at a valve site to shut off the flow of oil through line 9 as an act of protest. They then locked themselves on… Continue reading
Older Generation Stands Up to Protect School Children Check out http://threeriversrisingtide.org/grandparents-rock-to-block-fracking-wells-near-schools-with-rocking-chair-blockade/ for updates and photos! Middlesex Township, Butler, PA – A group of grandparents and seniors shut down an unconventional natural gas drilling (fracking) site near the Mars Area School District with a “rock to block” rocking chair blockade on… Continue reading